jdhmnovel Chapter 132 Returning home
Chapter 132 Returning home
"Thank you, Young Master Su." Xiao Yue clasped his hands and bowed to Su Jue to express his gratitude. He said in a grateful tone, "The interrogation has been able to proceed so smoothly thanks to your help. Otherwise, we wouldn't know how to get the cat demon in front of us to confess to the crime."
Seeing this, Su Jue quickly reached out and lifted Xiao Yue's arms, "Your Highness Prince Jin, this is too much. It's just a small matter, nothing more than a helping hand."
"In short, I owe you a lot this time, and I still want to thank you no matter what." Xiao Yue sincerely thanked Su Jue again.
"Seventh Brother." Xiao Yue turned around and looked at Xiao Han beside him, asking with a hint of doubt, "After we parted at the city gate at noon, did you and Miss Long go straight to capture the cat demon?"
"But I still don't understand how you knew about this monster, and how you knew where this cat demon was hiding?"
Upon hearing his third brother's question, Xiao Han's eyes narrowed slightly, and he turned his gaze to Long Chuqing, who had been standing silently to the side.
After receiving Xiao Han's gaze, Long Chuqing's expression became slightly guilty. She bit her lip lightly and slowly lowered her eyes.
Seeing that Long Chuqing remained silent, Xiao Han's eyes revealed a hint of helplessness, and he turned his gaze back to Xiao Yue.
He replied in a slow voice, "To be honest, I knew nothing about the cat demon beforehand, let alone where it was."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Actually, I went there with Chu Qing, and it wasn't until we arrived at our destination that I learned that a demon was hiding there."
"After hearing Chu Qing's explanation, I learned that the cat demon was actually the murderer in several cases of killing and heart-ripping."
"Isn't that very dangerous?" Xiao Yue's heart tightened after hearing his words. He felt scared for him and then glanced at their clothes, only then noticing that they had a lot of bloodstains on them.
His face immediately darkened, filled with worry, and he asked anxiously, "Why are there so many bloodstains on your clothes? Are you injured?"
"Third Brother, don't worry, we're not injured." Seeing Xiao Yue's nervousness, Xiao Han quickly explained.
"This blood was left from the fight with the gray wolves and wildcats. It was all their blood. They summoned packs of wolves and wildcats to attack, and it was quite a hard fight."
"It's good that you're not injured." Hearing this, Xiao Yue's expression relaxed slightly, but he still gently reprimanded, "Even if you're not injured today, you must not act so rashly or take such risks in the future. What if something happens? If you encounter a similar situation again, you can bring more people with you so that you won't be left alone."
“Third Brother is absolutely right, I will definitely keep that in mind,” Xiao Han turned his gaze to Long Chuqing beside him again and said in a more serious tone, “You must never go on an adventure alone in the future.”
These words were clearly directed at Long Chuqing, and Long Chuqing knew they were meant for her. She lowered her eyes dejectedly, remained silent, and quietly picked at her nails.
"But how did you learn about the cat demon, Miss Long?" Xiao Yue turned to look at Long Chuqing and asked with a hint of curiosity.
"This..." Long Chuqing opened her mouth, her eyes flickering, and after a few seconds of silence, she said, "Can we not talk about this?"
"Of course, I'm sorry, I was being presumptuous. I was just curious. It's okay if you don't want to tell me."
“Miss Long,” Xiao Yue continued with a gentle gaze, “I really have to thank you this time. Thanks to you and Seventh Brother, these cases were solved so quickly. Are you alright?”
“I’m fine,” Long Chuqing waved his hand and smiled calmly. “No need to thank me. It was just a coincidence, nothing serious.”
Xiao Yue looked at Long Chuqing with a smile in his eyes, a faint smile, his eyes filled with gratitude and a few indescribable emotions.
"Third Brother," Xiao Han said from the side, "As for whether or not to make it public that this was the work of a monster, your yamen needs to discuss it before making a decision."
"However, Master Su once said that after the case is closed, he intends to bring the cat demon back to his sect for disposal. You should all discuss this matter together!"
“It’s getting late, so we should head back to the manor,” Xiao Han continued. “As for what to do with this cat demon, we might as well leave it to Master Su for now, since the government office can’t imprison evil spirits.”
Xiao Yue nodded in agreement: "Good, Seventh Brother is right. I must thank you. If you hadn't captured the cat demon, we don't know when our case would have been solved!"
"Then we'll leave first."
Xiao Han turned around and looked at Long Chuqing, calling softly, "Chuqing, let's go."
"Hmm..." Long Chuqing nodded slightly, then turned and walked out with Xiao Han.
Su Jue stayed behind to continue discussing the follow-up matters concerning the cat demon with Xiao Yue.
It was already dark when they left the capital city, and the wind was blowing at night, making it much colder than during the day.
The group mounted their horses and headed towards the Prince's Palace.
Upon arriving at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, Xiao Han and Long Chuqing handed their horses to Qing Tong and the others before heading inside.
When Uncle Zhong saw the two return, he came up to greet them, "Your Highness, Miss Long."
"Hello, Uncle Zhong," Long Chuqing greeted him.
Xiao Han nodded slightly. "Mm."
"Your Highness, Miss Long, you haven't had dinner yet, have you? I'll go prepare it right away."
"Chu Qing..., why don't you have dinner with me later?" Xiao Han said, looking at Long Chu Qing beside him.
Long Chuqing glanced at her clothes, which were covered in blood and dust and looked filthy: "But I want to go back and take a shower first and change my dirty clothes."
"Why is there so much blood!" Only then, through the dim light of the lanterns under the eaves, did Uncle Zhong get a good look at the clothes on the two men, which were covered with dried bloodstains.
His expression immediately turned panicked, and he asked anxiously, "Your Highness, Miss Long, are you injured?"
"We're fine," Xiao Han replied calmly, then looked at Long Chuqing and said softly, "Then go back and take a bath first, and we'll have dinner later."
Long Chuqing nodded and replied, "Okay."
Knowing that neither of them was injured, Uncle Zhong's panicked expression returned to calm: "Then, I will also go and prepare for the Prince's bath."
The two parted ways at the crossroads; Xiao Han returned to Qinli Courtyard, while Long Chuqing returned to Qiushui Pavilion.
"Miss is back," Lin Mama greeted when she saw Long Chuqing return. But when she got closer, she noticed that Long Chuqing's clothes were very dirty, and she exclaimed in surprise.
"Why is there so much blood on you? Are you injured?"
"Don't worry, I'm not hurt," Long Chuqing replied with a light smile.
"It's good that you're alright. I was quite startled when I saw it!" Granny Lin's expression softened slightly, and she continued, "Then, young lady, go take a bath first! The hot water is ready."
Long Chuqing nodded: "Yes...that's exactly what I was thinking."